Chapter 159

Effie couldn't shake the sense that something was off.

A sudden suspicion flashed through her mind.

Where exactly did Yolande go to school?

She'd been driving for ages now-if Yolande walked this distance every day, it simply didn't add up. And as Effie glanced at the empty roadside, she realized they hadn't passed a single pedestrian—just a handful of cars, scattered here and there.

So, had Yolande lied to her?

But why would she bother? They weren't family, barely even acquaintances. As far as Effie knew, this was the first time they'd ever met.

What was Yolande's angle? What could she possibly gain from this?

Effie was still puzzling it over when, out of nowhere, a sudden rush of air came from behind.

"Don't move. Keep driving."

against the back of

so tightly her knuckles turned white. Her

forced herself to

innocence and warmth-was now wide awake, fixing Effie with a chilling, predatory smile. The transformation

wonder I fell for

keep her wits about

I thought, aren't you?" Yolande's voice was still gentle, but now there was a sinister edge

in her throat. "Just now... those people—are you

of fear, steady as a rock. What could have pushed

Yolande tilted her head, tapping the flat of the blade lightly against Effie's cheek.

They must have staged the whole thing just to lure her out

And now, out in the middle of nowhere,

would go to all this

to keep her voice steady. "I have cash, I

already been paid.

someone had hired

She knew if this went on, she

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